The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
COZ. DuEADs Bra WINNING.


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known rss9r. With party yessSrdsyi xs,ns
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nos stay On deck without IoldPs On to ts ss
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the cabin, 90 laid fiat down on deck aud got
hold Of coil Of chain and there lay, S3pect,
y sas mi Sc that eo
who vas ES b 0gs 0n sosk as .hss
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=" How so p asked some ono Of the passen-
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In my inside coat pocket, and the wind blew
my S9st tS Sse5 head and saw tho
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poker game was kept up until We reeohed
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old Captain said he had played poker for hfty
fh.n On as TOOK TIE stage fer Brownsv fSs
Captain and purser were In the party. We had
tesS sna nass sa Ss
Just got fairly Al. work when In came y squad
Of soldiers. and the CAPTAIN Of tn, squad a,,
iitt!e tieklsh. but I raised up from the table
and said that Duyal was my name: He said:
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Provost Msrshals office The Captain Of the
wsrs there nv
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that man. and did not win one dollar from
HE then summoned tho witnesses. who all
CHARGED That night we made up 4 party to
Who should ono q the party b. but the young
and hne fancy brandy. Finally " len the
s Was very cry M one. Iooked around the table
q minute and then my eyes caught on to q
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b. bass Sa In NJ. '' 81
r. Dnyai. I am happy to know you,' said
ths game vent e. and SAY Az Il. q, General
on s The coIors. Thought would play little
q feIt happy over ths wine Re-; and
on the black. as Il bad come red three TINES
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and called one Of the propsistors to one side
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knew that all OF the 81 600 bills that he. said
Sst Of sss wsrs neX ga ss;n
ten sn nipss s ana d aai. ssoo Winner. M ssss
put. up for the stake, and We. went out
g | knew where Tie $4,000 wsss and vsss
smartest man in ne world, and had great con.
fidence In me. We went over to Broynssille
sna .rs We he'd sna a asa
view. told him not TO notice q mo and not to
wn'ls ssp Sp tia. Ss %s
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get T So S e sRRs SSs w'h
Ws did not gamble tina. nigh. q. the wheel.
90 down 70 BaSdad and SOC \ We oouid gel up
game q poker. He was willing, and paid
AND told I sa 70 come down on the fol
lowing day apd bring the thipEs. he came
Thsrs was only one hotel n the place: The
Do You rscoiect the man who played with
you anu tne purs0r coming OVER
well, he e here, for I saw him. Perhaps he
might play with u.s., said the Yorker.
II said all right, that ]. would ask him. 30 We
went out on the porch. and spoke TO my
partneT We shook hands we took cigar. and
"' I have come down here TO pass away few
days and have little fun, / was thinking Of
getting up game OF poker
He said that he would play little while. so
we went up TO- room. and In less than four
hours he had beaten mo out of $4,000. Ny
New York friend was looking at my hand all
the time. ], cursed my luck. OF course. aud
in the IioyinE bowl. There was q ship lying
outside the bar going to leave that night.
So my partner engaged room for US both.
He took all the baggage over. and that night
got lighter man to slip me on board. and
We were soon on our way to New Orleans.
About three months after that ]. was playing
worth Of checks In front OF me. A man touch
ed me on the back, and when looked around
who should ace but my New York friend. He
was on his way homo, and said he wanted me
to let him have $50. handed him q hundred,
shook him kindly by the hand, and he left.
found out aiterward that his father paid every
dollar OF tho money, That's tho way got re-
venge for the insult OF being arrested for such
crime 9s winning gcntiomRns money at a
card table"